International Business Schools

As a professor or instructor of international business classes at one of the 678 accredited international business schools in the country, you play a iperative role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in international business academia which includes international business training at the following levels:

International Business Certificate

Associates degree in International Business

Bachelors degree in International Business

Masters degree in International Business

PhD degree in International Business

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for International business professionals

2,865,200

2,881,640

2,967,890

2,950,590

2,908,730

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

2,908,730 international business professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has grown by 2%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers.

National Salary percentiles for International business professionals

10th percentile

$43,550

25th percentile

$58,970

50th percentile

$83,015

75th percentile

$118,162

90th percentile

$148,149

International business professionals in the US earned a median salary of $83,015 per year in 2010. This is 35% more than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For International Business

$73,503

$75,547

$77,648

$79,807

$83,015

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Salaries

International business professionals' salaries have grown by 13% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National International Business Student enrollment growth by degree

363

333

424

379

379

7,201

7,663

8,586

9,721

10,463

32

34

44

39

39

3,740

3,460

3,141

3,364

3,492

505

815

667

881

667

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Associate's Degree in International Business

Blue: Bachelor's Degree in International Business

Red: Doctorates Degree in International Business

Light blue: Master's Degree in International Business

Grey: Certificate in International Business

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for international business professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 11,841 students graduated from international business degree programs in the US. In 2010, 15,040 students graduated from international business schools.

This represents a 27% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from international business courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

International Business Programs offered Nationwide

associate

61

bachelor

515

master

136

doctor

11

Certificate

77

Total

800

While student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering international business programs has decreased. In the year 2006, there were 611 international business schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 678 schools.

International Business Faculty Salaries

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The number of international business faculty, growth in the field of international business academia and international business faculty salaries is all data we are currently in the process of collecting.
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